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Noun: passeriform bird
  1. Perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
    "Robins and finches are common passeriform birds";
    - passerine

Derived forms: passeriform birds

Type of: bird, birdie [informal]

Part of: order Passeriformes, Passeriformes